Did PM Modi Leak State Secrets to Arnab Goswami? : Rahul Gandhi Calls for Inquiry We want to know who among these people gave Arnab Goswami that information. Was it Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself? Or was it the home minister?
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a press conference on January 19, 2021. Photo: PTI
Politics19/Jan/2021
New Delhi: Commenting for the first time on Republic TV editor Arnab Goswamiâs Whatsapp chats which indicated that he may have had prior knowledge of the 2019 Balakot airstrikes, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi joined the opposition chorus and demanded that a parliamentary committee enquire into the matter.Â
Breach of Official Secrets Act : Congress Attacks PMO Over Arnab WhatsApp Chats
âNever before has Indiaâs national security been so completely compromised. Never before did our judiciary come under such an attack,â a statement by the party said.
Congress leaders Sushil Kumar Shinde, AK Anthony, Pawan Khera, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Salman Khurshid during a press conference, at AICC HQ in New Delhi, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. Photo: PTI /Kamal Singh
Politics20/Jan/2021
New Delhi: A day after former Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his office for allegedly aiding the leak of sensitive national security information to pro-Hindutva television anchor Arnab Goswami, his party upped its ante. It demanded that âthe prime minister should come clean on these accusations immediately in order to restore the severely damaged credibility of the highest office of the country.â
TRP Scam: Mumbai Court Denies Bail to Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta
The Mumbai police vehemently opposed his bail application.
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta. Photo: LinkedIn
Media20/Jan/2021
New Delhi:Â A sessions court in Mumbai has rejected the bail application of former CEO of the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) Partho Dasgupta, who was arrested in the television rating points (TRP) scam.
Dasgupta was arrested on December 24 and is one of the prime accused in the alleged manipulation of TRPs. The Mumbai police recently filed a 3,400-page chargesheet in which they annexed WhatsApp chats between Republic TV founder Arnab Goswami and Dasgupta, alleging that they colluded to inflate the channel’s ratings. Dasgupta is accused of criminal breach of trust and cheating.
TRP Scam: WhatsApp Messages Reveal Arnab Goswami s Collusion With Former BARC Chief
The Mumbai police have annexed alleged conversations between the Republic TV founder and former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta in a supplementary chargesheet. The discussions also reveal Goswami has connections in high places and was aware of many key Central government decisions.
Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, Arnab Goswami and the logo of BARC. Illustration: The Wire
Media16/Jan/2021
Mumbai: In the ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of television rating points (TRP), the Mumbai police has submitted damning messages that were allegedly exchanged between Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami and Partho Dasgupta, the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) discussing ways to âmanipulateâ the ratings.
From sharing confidential BARC data with Goswami to making him lobby a union minister, Partho Dasgupta’s Whatsapp chats with the Republic TV editor made public by the Mumbai police paint a grim picture of collusion between the media and the Modi government.